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De-icing clearance
SMR Technologies has received US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification (STC) for the use of its Ice Shield pneumatic de-icers on the Raytheon Beech Baron 58 and Duke 60. The latest STCs extend the system's coverage to more than 10 general aviation and business aircraft types. Others cleared for ...
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FAA plans for VHF broadcast weather service
The US Federal Aviation Administration wants to provide a VHF broadcast network to send weather information to the cockpits of appropriately equipped general aviation aircraft. It will soon issue a request for proposals to commercial weather providers to develop and supply the service. The system will be two-tiered. The ...
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Aquila enters two-seat training marketplace
Aquila of Germany is targeting the two-seat training market with its all-composite A210, which is due to have its maiden flight later this year. This is the first time the Berlin-based company has designed and built its own aircraft, having previously undertaken certification work on behalf of other light ...
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Iridium looks for avionics supplier as AlliedSignal quits
Emma Kelly/LONDON Iridium is in talks with avionics manufacturers following AlliedSignal's decision to drop its involvement in the new satellite system operator's aeronautical services for airlines. AlliedSignal is the sole supplier of avionics for Iridium's aeronautical services for the airline and general aviation markets. The manufacturer's single-channel Iridium ...
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Hungary to open airfields to NATO aircraft
Hungary is to allow NATO aircraft to operate from its airfields for the first time. The country has been a member of NATO since mid-March and is the only member of the alliance to share a border with Yugoslavia. Nine airfields could become available for NATO aircraft, including Ferihegy ...
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US police reduce maintenance with jet fuel additive
Two US police aviation units have completed the field demonstration of a US Air Force-developed jet fuel additive which reduces maintenance caused by coking in engines and fuel systems. The USAF is briefing other law enforcement and civil helicopter operators. Florida's Tampa Police Department and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office ...
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Fairchild wraps up 328JET testing and confirms stretch plans
Andrew Doyle/OBERPFAFFENHOFEN Fairchild Aerospace has almost completed flight-testing its 328JET30-seater and expects to receive certification from the European Joint Aviation Authorities and the US Federal Aviation Administration by 1 July. First deliveries to US carrier Skyways will take place that month. Meanwhile, the US company claims to have ...
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Legend in the making
Since declaring plans to launch an all first-class airline out of Dallas, Texas, management at Legend have fought an uphill battle to get off the ground. It could turn into the stuff of which legends are made - a US startup, with a flamboyant and outspoken chief executive, exploiting ...
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Growth continues
Regional airlines continue to thrive around the world, with traffic and profits climbing again last year, as the latest rankings indicate. But there are structural issues on the horizon as Kevin O'Toole, Karen Walker, Jackie Gallacher and Tom Gill report. And so regional markets continue to boom. Equipped with ...
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Time to talk about the scope clause
Union limits on the scale and scope of regional flying are due to be brought out into the open as US regional carriers prepare to meet in Phoenix. How times have changed. In the not too distant past, regional airlines were the minnows of the aviation world, flying on "hometown" ...
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FAA shifts Y2K focus
US concerns over year 2000 (Y2K) compliance are shifting to the international arena after a live test of the country's air traffic control system revealed no date-related problems. The test, conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration on 10-11 April, involved all major elements of the US air traffic ...
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Raytheon trims Premier I tests
AndrewDoyle/FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Raytheon has cut the planned flight test programme for its Premier I light business jet by 200h following better-than-expected performance data from initial flights. The company is aiming to win US Federal Aviation Administration and European Joint Aviation Authorities certification by the end of this year, around ...
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Mergers
Pan Am parent Guilford Transportation Industries is planning to buy ailing Nations Air. The purchase could hasten Pan Am's shift to scheduled operations - a move that might also be aided by the US FAA's decision to suspend, rather than revoke, the air operator's certificate of Kiwi International Airlines, in ...
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Lycoming reprieve
The US Federal Aviation Adminstration will not issue an airworthiness directive against Textron Lycoming, saying the problem with excessive piston-plug wear on IO-360 pistons is under control. Source: Flight International
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Windeagle wins first order for Turboprop
Interdoc Aerospace has placed the launch order for the Windeagle Turboprop, a re-engined derivative of the four-seat Windecker Eagle developed by Windeagle Aircraft of Ontario, Canada. The Midrand, South Africa-based company has ordered 15 aircraft, valued at around $9 million, with first deliveries expected by the end of the ...
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Pressure group takes up fight to secure slots at Stansted
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Ad hoc business and airline charter operators at London Stansted Airport have formed a pressure group to fight for their long-term security at the airport, which is the UK's fourth largest. The group of 16, dubbed the Stansted Ad Hoc Business Operators Association (SABOA), is concerned ...
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Diamond plans first JAR 23 approval with DA 40
Diamond Aircraft is aiming to be the first general aviation manufacturer to certify an aircraft under European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)JAR 23 regulations when it completes flight tests of its DA 40-180 four-seater this year. The more expensive JAA certification will ultimately save the company money as it has ...
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PC-12 popularity prompts production increase
Strong demand for the single-engined Pilatus PC-12 turboprop has prompted the Swiss manufacturer to increase annual production from 48 to 60 aircraft. The move is likely to strengthen Pilatus Aircraft's market value, following the decision by parent Oerlikon Burhle Holdings to sell the Stans-based manufacturer as part of restructuring plans ...
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Perfect partner?
CASA's Alberto Fernandez has steered the Spanish manufacturer in a clear strategic direction, creating 'a lovely bride' for European manufacturers courting it Julian Moxon/MADRIDFor a 75-year-old national aerospace company on the verge of being sold to one of four European suitors, it would seem reasonable to assume that the atmosphere ...
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Neighbourly helicopter
Eurocopter's "neighbourly helicopter" programme has given rise to the EC120 and EC135, which have noise levels 6dB lower than the International Civil Aviation Organisation standard, making them the quietest in the business. This year, the work will progress with a demonstration of the EC155 main rotor, fenestron and inlet, ...